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Peer reviewedO'Brien, Margaret; Jones, Deborah; Sloan, David; Rustin, Michael – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2000
Examines children's spatial mobility in urban settings, particularly in the public realm, using data from a study of children living in contrasting urban environments. Notes declining independent use of public space, and variations on use by gender, ethnicity, and family culture. (JPB)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Children, Cultural Differences, Gender Issues
Peer reviewedColl, Richard K.; Taylor, Neil; Fisher, Darrell L. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 2002
Reports on a study of two classroom learning environment questionnaires developed in a culturally diverse context, specifically the Pacific Islands. Concludes that females perceive their environment more favorably than males. (Contains 96 references.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
Liu, Bao Hong – Performance and Instruction, 1995
Cultural, racial, and gender differences in the workplace can cause frustration, misunderstanding, and other problems. Provides an Asian female perspective and finds the positive aspects outweigh the negative ones. Discusses communication and a focus on commonalities to develop interpersonal relationships. (AEF)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cultural Differences, Females, Gender Issues
Peer reviewedArcher, Louise – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2002
Interviewed British Muslim adolescent boys and girls regarding their views on Muslim girls' education and employment, addressing how students understood notions of post-16 choice through themes of culture, change, identity, and inequality. Boys tended to construct young Muslim women in passive terms, believing that girls' post-16 participation was…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females
Peer reviewedEvans, E. Margaret; Schweingruber, Heidi; Stevenson, Harold W. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 2002
Investigated the relationship between interest and knowledge among 11th graders from cultures differing in strength of gender-role stereotypes and endorsement of effort- versus interest-based learning. Data on Japanese, Taiwanese, and U.S. students indicated that gender more strongly related to Asian students' than U.S. students' scores. There…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues
Peer reviewedLooby, Joan; Gerard, Phyllis; Page, Richard – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1997
Examines gender differences in self-perception in the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Results indicate significant gender variance in the participants' ratings of the evaluative and potency scales of "my ideal self," with all women rating the potency of "my ideal self" lower than did the men. (RJM)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Download full textGrandy, Jerilee – 1994
Concern over the under representation of women and minorities in the natural sciences and engineering led to the research reported in this document. The project surveyed a stratified sample of 1,651 college seniors who registered to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and who were majoring in natural sciences, mathematics, computer…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Cultural Differences, Engineering Education, Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedHe, Ming Fang; Phillion, JoAnn – Race, Gender & Class, 2001
Explores issues of race, gender, and class, focusing on three Chinese women teachers' in-between cultural experiences in Canada and China and one black teacher's experiences in a Canadian multicultural school. In both cases, understandings of race, gender, and class and the effect on identity grew out of participants' personal and professional…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Faculty), Elementary Secondary Education
Luzzo, Darrell Anthony – 1995
The present study examined: (1) the relationship between the number and types of occupational barriers perceived by college students and their current levels of career development; and (2) gender and ethnic differences in the types of barriers perceived. Participants (129 women and 59 men) responded to open-ended questions about perceived barriers…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Cultural Differences, Decision Making
Peer reviewedSmetana, Judith G.; Crean, Hugh F.; Daddis, Christopher – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2002
This study examined the joint association between mothers' and adolescents' ratings of parental behavioral control, and adolescents' and observers' ratings of mother-adolescent communication with adolescent problem behaviors. Findings demonstrate the utility of conceptually distinguishing between parenting and parent-adolescent relationships, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Black Mothers
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers focuses on the application of transactional reader response theory in the classroom, offering a spectrum of strategies. There are 20 chapters in 4 parts. Part 1, "The Transactional Theory of Literature," includes (1) "The Transactional Theory of Literature" (Nicholas J. Karolides); (2) "Connecting…
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, Autobiographies, Cultural Differences, Drama
2002
The Advertising Division of the proceedings contains the following 20 papers: "Business and Communication Programs' Contribution in Advertising Education and Research: A Comparison" (Tien-tsung Lee); "Attributions of Advertising Influence Via Third-Person Perceptions: A Review and Synthesis" (Don Umphrey); "Advertising…
Descriptors: Advertising, Context Effect, Credibility, Cross Cultural Studies
Bayley, Robert, Ed.; Schecter, Sandra R., Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers explores language socialization from very early childhood through adulthood. After "Introduction: Toward a Dynamic Model of Language Socialization" (Robert Bayley and Sandra R. Schecter), there are 16 papers in 4 parts. Part 1, "Language Socialization at Home," includes: (1) "Transforming…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingualism, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education
